Sultry, Aggressive, and No-Bullshit Blues by Margaret Moser

"...be going to church over her. She's a better guitarist than any of the grrrls in vogue right now,..."

June 30, 1995 Music Feature

Memorable Moments From ACL Fest Weekend One

For you to rewind this weekend at Zilker Park

"...After a few early switcheroos – namely, the last-minute dropout of Kali Uchis from..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Dancing guitar lines and riot grrrl-inspired lyrics make Sleater-Kinney the obvious..."

July 2, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Poison 13, Meat Purveyors, and Churchwood Guitarist Bill Anderson Loads Out of Town

If not for Austin, “I don’t know if I would have been a musician at all”

"...I posed that question to Bill Anderson, the ingenious guitarist who’s been a staple of exciting Austin bands over..."

March 29, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...I talk about Julian, who's one of the great heroes of our time and the greatest publisher of the..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Must-See Saturday Acts at ACL Music Festival

Including a handful of weekend-two exclusives

"...de Mí" gradually builds with Oldfield bells, stiff disco guitar strums, and a pitch-shifted choir. – Rick Weaver..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Music Feature

Honky-Tonk Soul Man Charley Crockett Makes His Move

The singer’s long road to Austin

"...over a decade living rough on the road, his guitar and restlessness the only constants in his life...."

Dec. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

KUTX Second Birthday Concert

98.9FM turns two with Shakey Graves, Tune-Yards, Jenny Lewis

"...– was joined by drummer Chris Boosahda, and new guitarist Pat O’Connor, contributing crunchy distortion and floor-tom-foolery respectively to..."

Feb. 2, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Ghost Wolves Premiere ‘Shotgun Pistol Grip’

One-string swinger from upcoming LP ‘Man, Woman, Beast’

"...primitive perfection, the local stomp ‘n’ roll duo’s she-wolf guitarist/singer Carley sheds five strands of steel on “Shotgun Pistol..."

March 31, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Last Man Standing: Ray Benson

Asleep at the Wheel doc debuts at the Long Center Sunday

"...who I later hired did that. One fantastic steel guitar player was the bus driver for Charlie Daniels because..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

God Loves Ya When You Dance

Texan outlaw Billy Joe Shaver, straight shooter

"...Waylon Jennings cut his material on 1973's Honky Tonk Heroes, considered a foundational document of outlaw country...."

Aug. 17, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Thursday SXSW Live Shots

Thursday night SXSW showcase reviews

"...inspired, if not exactly inspirational. Opening with the acoustic guitar album-closer "Bruises To Prove It," Elbogen set himself behind..."

March 25, 2011 Music Feature

Aural History

Hannibal Lokumbe and his trumpet stand at the crossroads of jazz, blues, and Jimi Hendrix

"...says shaking his head. "John Coltrane is my musical hero, but I never got to meet him...."

Feb. 12, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Seven Sci-Fi Rock Flicks

Bowie, Kiss, Flaming Lips, Guitar Wolf, Frank N. Furter, and Marty McFly: celluloid rockers

"...no arguing that Marty McFly isn't a punk rock hero. Look: 1) He rides a skateboard everywhere, 2) he..."

July 25, 2008 Music Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Big Chill

Wild Thing Chip Taylor waxes political on 'New Songs of Freedom'

"...room, with my minidisc player in record mode and guitar in hand, I played the chorus, adding Kerouac-esque "beat..."

June 27, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

deEP end

deEP end

"...and too much. Zykos' Keep It Light EP (Cult Hero) is too long overdue for a mere four songs..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Music Review by Austin Powell

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Andrew Kenny moved north for grad school, but the singer-guitarist continues writing songs. The peppier, more song-oriented direction of..."

March 7, 2003 Music Feature

Areola 51

Music Showcase

"...Leo Fender had a great idea with the Stratocaster guitar back in the Fifties. It combined tonal versatility with..."

March 15, 2002 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...This was one of those nights. Grabbing Nelson's beloved guitar Trigger, pushing the country music icon into a waiting..."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Record Reviews

Ani Difranco

"..."Lotto Train," featuring some of the finest dueling bass, guitar, and octave harmonies this side of Michael Cudahy's smoking..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Music Review

Live Shots

"...nothing else, that we've come a long way from guitar, drums, and bass. What next? The string quartet, of..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Music Feature

Only the Beginning

Wednesday Night SXSW "Sleepers"

"...hinging on soft/loud tension, smart lyrics, and off-kilter drumming. Singer/guitarist Matt Brownlie's twentysomething sneer adds an additional edge to..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature

Do Not (Po)Go Gently Into the Night

Punk Rock(ers): Not Burning Out, Not Fading Away

"...vent about the death of Glen Taylor, the ex-Dicks guitar player who'd passed away the day before, a victim..."

May 23, 1997 Music Feature

Live Shots

"...together, as Murphy would cautiously creep in with her guitar with McKay regularly adding harmonies from a distance. With..."

May 2, 1997 Music Feature

Lean, Mean, and Smoking!

Kris McKay

"...Austin just yet. Six months later, McKay met local guitarist Patrice Sullivan and bass player James Dodd, and on..."

July 12, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Accidents Will Happen

Crash 'n' Burn Punkaholics

"...the Motards, named for a "stupid, derogatory kids' name" guitarist Dave Head picked up while growing up in San..."

June 14, 1996 Music Feature

DVDanger: Streets of Fire

A rock & roll fable hits Blu-ray, plus more new releases

"...this is a self-contained fairy tale, just with slide guitar and rifles. Streets effortlessly drops in from an alternate..."

June 18, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...Hank Garland, “Crazy” is the story of a legendary guitar player who emerged from Nashville in the 1950s...."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Further Reflections

"...legendary Titty Twister bar, the home to the vampiric antiheroes who populate the film like roaches in a West..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...boys, the sweaty smile, the wordless screech of a guitar, the soul and truth buried in the music, the..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

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